Remote - Temp Data Engineer (AWS EMR) - Remote Eligible

Remote - Temp - Data Engineer (AWS EMR)

A fast-growing healthcare technology organization is seeking a versatile Data Engineer to support a high-impact initiative led by a specialized engineering consulting firm. This role sits within the Data Platform team and involves building production-grade pipelines, supporting actuarial workflows, triaging platform issues, and handling ad hoc engineering requests. The ideal candidate is a technical generalist who thrives in dynamic environments and can shift between structured projects and reactive support.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain ingestion and transformation pipelines using Python, SQL, and orchestration tools
• Implement schema enforcement, data quality checks, and operational monitoring
• Support actuarial data needs for analysis and modeling
• Participate in L1/L2 triage of platform issues (job failures, data anomalies, service reliability)
• Address ad hoc engineering tickets (enhancements, bug fixes, tactical data requests)
• Collaborate with platform engineers, analytics teams, and business stakeholders
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, test coverage, and documentation practices

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in data engineering or related fields
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
• Hands-on experience with Airflow, dbt, AWS EMR, Athena, Parquet/Hudi
• Experience with data modeling and working with structured datasets
• Familiarity with monitoring and troubleshooting data pipelines
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Bonus: Experience supporting actuarial, BI, or analytics teams
• Bonus: Healthcare data experience (claims, clinical, etc.)

Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.